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Clearwater is a vacation town on Florida's Gulf Coast, in the Tampa Bay area. Sandy white beaches and the warm gulf sea make water sports very popular. Fishing charters are available from Clearwater, and game fishing is a specialty of the area. Dolphin-encounter trips also run from Clearwater, and the Busch Gardens theme park is close by. Many hotels and motels cater to visitors to Clearwater, and private villas are offered for rent by companies that market them on behalf of their owners.

Beachcomber

The Beachcomber is a villa with two bedrooms and two bathrooms, located in the residential area at the north of Clearwater Beach. The villa is one of two similar properties sharing a common driveway. It is privately owned and is managed by the owners. The property features a tennis court, barbecue area, air-conditioning, dishwasher, television and telephone, and a community pool is nearby. A trolley offering service to all beach activities, shops and restaurants stops in front of the villa. Beachcomber 849 Mandalay Ave. Clearwater Beach, FL 33767 (727) 455-1042 tropicalbeachrentals.com

Palm Palace

The Palm Palace has two bedrooms and two bathrooms and can sleep as many as six people. It has views of both the Gulf and the bay, and beach chairs and tennis equipment are available for guests to use. There is access to a community swimming pool and tennis courts nearby. The villa is furnished and has air-conditioning, a barbecue area, cable television, baby crib, telephone, dishwasher and a balcony. There are outside showers, and fishing and boat rentals are nearby. Palm Palace 20 Glendale St. Clearwater, FL 33767 (727) 492-6577

Villa Caladesi

Villa Caladesi, a beachfront villa with four bedrooms and three bathrooms that sleeps as many as eight guests, is available for monthly rentals. It is located in the sought-after Carlouel district of Clearwater Beach, near Caldesi Island State Park. There is a private, heated swimming pool and a barbecue area as well as a balcony overlooking the gulf, cable television, telephone, dishwasher, Jacuzzi, air-conditioning, Internet access, linens and a crib. The villa is strictly non-smoking. Villa Caladesi 1010 Eldorado Ave. Clearwater, FL 33767 (312) 203-0973

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